salpicar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dapple noun A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- drizzle noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
- spatter verb To splash small drops of a liquid onto someone or something.
- splash noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.
- splatter noun A messy, scattered pattern left by something striking a surface.
- sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.
Senses
salpicar is used for these senses in English:
- dapple To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
- dash (ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- drizzle (cooking, transitive) To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
- spatter (transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
- spatter (intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
- splatter (intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
- sprinkle (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
dapple — full definition
- noun A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
- noun An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
dash — full definition
- verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
- noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.